Dave,
The feeder birds did not seem disturbed at all by the hawk, not when it
first swooped down prior to the catch nor after it took the junco. Wouldn't
the Sharpie pose at least an initial threat to all? My first impression was
that In the middle of a snowstorm, the energetic benefits of obtain
I was outside this morning clearing a runway for my wife to fire off to
work, and had started on my own section, when I noticed the sunrise. There
was a golden torch peeking over Buffalo Hill that brightened perceptibly as
I shoveled, finally becoming too bright to look at just prior to the sun
pe
The message below was sent to GeneseeBirds-L.
Bob Guthrie was a cheerful and fun-loving person to know and go birding
with. Bob will be missed dearly by many.
Sincerely,
Chris T-H
From: geneseebird...@geneseo.edu
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 8:00 AM
Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Bob Gu
A few minutes ago I drove over Mount Pleasant, and upon reaching Mineah Road
I found a large flock of birds in the fields to the southwest of the corner
of the two roads. In this flock were at least 150 COMMON REDPOLLS, 60 SNOW
BUNTINGS, and one LAPLAND LONGSPUR.
Good birding.
Jay McGowan
Dryden,
Hello Cayugabirders-
I just updated the leaderboards for this year's Sapsucker Woods Big Birding
year, which runs from 10/01/10 to 9/30/11
(http://birds.cornell.edu/bigbirdingyear). So far, 42 species have been
spotted by the highest non-Cornell Lab staff participant, and the checklists
compe
For those doing the waterfowl count who know my house, I've shoveled a path
down to the dock. The three Tundra Swans who have been hanging out just
north of Hog Hole all week just flew a bit to the north. The large raft of
Redheads, Canvasbacks and Canadas that I reported to e-bird yesterday have
An AMERICAN PIPIT was walking north on the icy shore at Elaina's near the southwest corner of Cayuga Lake this afternoon at 2:30pm. While standing on a narrow and irregular sheet of ice it would peck at overhanging icicles from the next higher / inland layer of ice. I did not see whether it was g
I have a question. Are all birds able to raise a crest even though
they normally do not have one? Is it something that they do when they
are agitated, angry, or upset? I took a picture of an American Tree
Sparrow with a "crest". I have never seen this before with a bird
which doesn't ha
I think some birds may show a "crest" when the feathers on the head have
been disturbed mechanically - blown by the wind or moved by contact with a
branch or another bird. Crested birds have feathers structured to make the
crest and some can raise or lower it with the underlying musculature. Some
b
Carol,
I don't think all birds can do this, but yes many birds can raise their crown
feathers, often during alarm or during various interactions with other birds of
the same or even different species.
Marie
Marie Read Wildlife Photography
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Freeville NY 13068 USA
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